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Today I have a makeup look is inspired by the video on Lisa Eldridge's YouTube channel, THE Princess Diana Makeup Look - with Guest Artist Mary Greenwell. Mary Greenwell has appeared on Lisa's channel before, and I enjoy her light and easy approach to doing makeup. Her looks are wearable, effortless, and extremely practical. In the video, she was recreating a look that she used on Princess Diana for a shoot with British Vogue. She used the Bourjois Smoky Stories Quad Eyeshadow Palette in Over Rose, and the shades she used reminded me of my Bare Minerals Ready Eyeshadow 4.0 in The Truth. I absolutely love this eyeshadow quad, and it's my favorite for taking with me when I travel and need to pack light. You don't need this eyeshadow quad or the Bourjois. It's likely that you already have similar shades.

I wasn't planning on photographing this look or blogging about, but I liked how it turned out and ended up with good lighting to photograph it on my face. I kept the makeup on my face light and easy and went with a more pink shade of lipstick than what was used in the video. Here's everything I used for my interpretation of Mary Greenwell's look.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer - Nearing the end of this tube, and it keeps on going! I don't think I'm ever going to run out of this. This is a great eyeshadow primer, so that's a good thing.

Top L-R: Serendipitous & MagnetismBottom L-R: Fate & Apropos

Bare Minerals Ready Eyeshadow 4.0 - The Truth - I started by applying Serendipitous under the brows for a subtle highlight. Then, I applied Magnetism over the lid and blended it out into the crease. After smudging a bit of liner (see below) into the lashes, I used Apropos to blend it out and applied a bit to the lower lash line.

*Pacifica Natural Eye Pencil - Jet - Mary Greenwell used a brown gel liner, but I opted for a soft black. I thought this one would work for the look because it smudges out like a kohl pencil.

Here's the finished look. I like this look because it's done without being too much and nice for everyday. You don't need a lot of crazy colors, and you definitely don't need to run out and buy certain products. It's an easy look you can recreate using what you already have.

This type of look works with using colorful eyeshadows too. I used the same steps with purple shades, and I liked the result. You can use any color. While I love the heavy and complex makeup looks of Instagram, I find this to be an easy and refreshing break from that.